The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-04
front rank of nations, and conceive thost
principles for which the fathers fought.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
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The president replied rs follows:
| have travelled now tho !gh the state of In
DIANA and seen something of its fertility and
wealth and little of its people. IL seems fitting
that as we leave its borders, should. after the
manner departing guests, pause for a moment and
express the pleasure which this brief visit to your
state has afforded us. l am tod, too, that Terre
Haute is Que Of the most beautiful cities of which
Indiana can boast ana this causes me to greet that
know so little about it, and have SO little oppor-
tunty now to see il.
The fact that this particular neighborhood forms
the richest portion of very rich and productive
state, is Cau2e of congratulations which, doubtless,
you fully appreciate But of all your products, per-
haps the most widely known is the Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash for this place has been pretty well
advertised the home of that particular lofty tree
During the last two and a half years have become
somewhat acquainted with this sycamore and have
made up my mind that he has height enough and
size enough for any locality, or for any purpose.
The name of your city indicates its beautiful and
commanding location the rich and fertile C untry
all ab ut il, its excellent means of TRANSPORTATION
and commun cation, and its extensive manufactures
and industries already in operation, deprive its cti
zens of any excuse if it shall not further expand
ana prosper The kind greetings and hearty vel
come which have been accorded us by the citizens
Of Indiana make us feel that we are parting with
friends, and we shall remember none among them
with more grateful pleasure than tie people of Terre
Haute.
lHc lfdlll leIt Ierre Itaute nlty-SlN minutes
late, and as 1t moved off n hundred hands
were stretched upward and their owners
sought to follow the train, many climbing to
the rails and clamoring for the coveted grasp.
mo" said the president, II will shake no
hands from moving train; some of you will
get killed or hurt. want no such RESPONSE
| biljty."
During and after dinner there was an inter-
| change of novel experiences. Colonel Lamont,
| Mr.. BisSel and DIR. BRYANT had been impris-
ia a lln i'm fit,fr
| and for ten minutes or more were unable to
move limb. An artist and two journalists
| had suffered a similar misfortune at the stand,
| and again at the station, finally reaching the
| train with aching ribs and diSordored apparel.
| The president and Mrs. Cleveland had suffered
| no personal inconvenience, but were delayed at
one point briefly, the leading horses of their
carriage having become so frightened by the
artillery discharge and shouting multi
tude that it was necessary TO de-
tach them, and on the way to the
station a middle-aged enthusiast grasped
the Presidents carriage from behind. The
| driver whipped up and tried to leave him, but
| in vain. The presidents escort ordered the
| man away, but he emphatically refused, and
| two or three of the mounted men tried to ride
| him down, but he cursed savagely and refused
| to bulge. Mrs. Cleveland turned to him, and
| said:
"Please let go, sir,''
And the fellow dropped off as if shot, and
SUNK away in the darkness. The throngs,
like those at Altoona, were good-natured, and
though turbulent and some times wildly de-
monstrative, were harmless. During absence of
the excursionists from the train, at :Terre
Haute, considerable difficulty was experienced
by the railroad people i'll protecting it from the
mob OF vandals who remained at the station
One man, armed with large carving knife
was found trying to chip off piece of the
presidents car as memento A mischievous
fellow, who was somewhat intoxicated, sought
an entrance to the train from the rear, and
| being refused, went forward and succeeded in
uncoupling the cars. A dozen rail
road men were ordered out and
| put on patrol duty around it. There were bon
| fires, torch and and Chinese lantern displays
| and brass band serenades at nearly ali the
| stations between TerTe Haute and st. Louis
1t was not intended that any stops should be
! made, but the locomotive seemed to need
| wateror oil at very short intervals and where
| ever stop was made a multitude was found
in waiting. AT Effingham the platform area,
ten by fifteen feet in extent, gave way Thirty
or forty people disappeared, and their fall was
not more than two or three feet, and so far
as could be seen or heard no one was hurt.